What are the responsibilities and job description for the Histo/Grossing Tech position at FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc.?
Position Summary:
We are committed to a culture of excellence in which everyone feels valued and connected, and where differences are both respected and supported. Our career opportunities allow our staff to practice in a team environment as a vital part of growing a widely respected health care system and medical community. We have been named Becker's Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare and named to the Forbes 2025 list of America's Best Large Employers.
Responsibilities:
FirstHealth of the Carolinas is a nationally recognized health care system located in central North Carolina. Comprised of four hospitals (Moore, Hoke, Richmond, and Montgomery) with more than 600 beds, the system also offers leading-edge heart care in the Reid Heart Center, the area’s only dedicated heart and vascular center. Our growing health system has more than 5,400 employees serving in more than 75 locations throughout a 15-county service area. In addition, the system provides home health and hospice services, emergency care, and medical transportation. FirstHealth of the Carolinas has over 50 primary care, specialty care, convenient care and dental clinics located throughout our service area.
We are committed to a culture of excellence in which everyone feels valued and connected, and where differences are both respected and supported. Our career opportunities allow our staff to practice in a team environment as a vital part of growing a widely respected health care system and medical community. We have been named Becker's Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare and named to the Forbes 2025 list of America's Best Large Employers.
Histo/Grossing Tech Job Summary
- The Histology technicians’ purpose is to prepare microscopic slides of excellent quality from human tissue samples obtained in surgery.
- Perform all routine and many complex procedures involved in daily operations of the histopathology lab.
- Also perform clerical and maintenance duties, performs quality control checks.
- Assist the Pathologist and histotechnologist with daily procedures and tasks.
- Perform routine and non-routine activities involved in the preparation of surgical specimens for histologic processing, according to policies and procedures. Assure appropriate specimen accessioning and labeling.
- Maintain the integrity of the specimen and patient identification. Maintains a clean and well-organized work area. Describe gross anatomic features of routine, uncomplicated surgical specimens, ensuring all lesions, markings and sutures are mentioned.
- Demonstrate the ability to handle broad range of specimens with indirect supervision (i.e. gallbladders, oriented skin lesions, biopsies, etc.).
- Record measurements, weight, volume and any abnormal findings as applicable. Interact directly with pathologists regarding gross dissection/description activities. Identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance and either corrects the problem or immediately notifies the histology technical supervisor or Assistant Director.
- Ensures all corporate safety, quality control and quality assurance standards are met. Ensures compliance with all local, federal, CLIA and CAP regulations.
Histo/Grossing Tech Qualifications
- An associate degree in a related science (Biology, Chemistry, etc.).
- One to two years of experience in a histology laboratory or surgical gross experience. Have worked in a Pathology department prior to 1983 and certified as a histology technician thru a grandfather clause.
- Meets all the requirements as outlined under CLIA regulations as high complexity testing personnel.
- Meets all requirements as outlined under CAP Anatomic Pathology Checklist